Signal 19 Police Code Meaning & Definition

What Does Signal 19 Mean?

Signal 19 is a police radio code most commonly used to mean Water Problem.

Police departments and dispatch centers may use Signal 19 differently, but Water Problem is the most common meaning found in our database of agencies across the United States.

Most Common Meaning: Water Problem

Used this way by: 50% of agencies on this page
Used in: 2 agencies across 2 states
Category: Non-Crime
Consensus: MediumMost agencies use this code similarly, but some regional or agency variations exist.

Code Distribution Breakdown

Water Problem: 50% (1 agency)
Meet With Another Officer: 50% (1 agency)

Signal 19 Police Code Meanings by Agency

2 agencies across 2 states
Signal 19: Water Problem
CategoryNon-Crime
State Georgia
Agency Atlanta Police Department
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Signal 19: Meet With Another Officer
CategoryAdministrative
State Ohio
Agency Cincinnati Police Department
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Why Does Signal 19 Have Different Meanings?

Police radio codes are not standardized nationwide. Different agencies may assign different meanings to Signal 19 , which is why multiple definitions can exist for the same code.

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